Hydrogen production and thermal behavior of methanol autothermal reforming and steam reforming triggered by microwave heating

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 9973-9983

  Chen, Wei Hsin ^a   Lin, Bo Jhih ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm; Hydrogen production and thermal behavior; Methanol autothermal reforming (ATR); Methanol steam reforming (MSR); Microwave heating Spectrum analysis

Indexed keywords

CU-ZN-BASED CATALYSTS; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM ALGORITHM; GAS HOURLY SPACE VELOCITIES; METHANOL AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; POWER CHARACTERISTIC; THERMAL BEHAVIORS;

ALGORITHMS; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROWAVE HEATING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STEAM REFORMING;

METHANOL;

EID: 84880572794     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.111     Document Type: Article

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